Virginia Hughes
Virginia Hughes
Vice Department Chair, Medical and Molecular Sciences
Professor
Director, Medical Diagnostics (Pre-PA)
302-831-3865
Office Location:
303E Willard Hall
Education
- Ph.D,听Public Policy and Public Administration, Auburn University,
Dissertation: Determinants of National Policy on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Selected Countries: A Comparative Study - M.S.,听Biomedical Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Thesis: The Effect of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 on Hematopoietic Stem Cells Isolated from Umbilical Cord Blood - B.S.,听Medical and Research Technology (School of Medicine), University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Scholarly Activity
I am a recipient of the AABB-Fenwal Research Award for听Transfusion associated Immunosuppression听using CD4 cells and bioluminescence听and the ASCLS Graduate Student Research Award for听The Effect of听recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 on hematopoietic stem cells. I authored the first Specialist in Blood Banking Study Guide and have written numerous book chapters and articles in hematology and immunohematology.
- Donor Selection. In:听Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices,听7th听ed. Denise Harmening (in press)
- Immunohematology. In:听Medical Laboratory Science Review, 5th听ed. Robert Harr (in press)
- Specialist in Blood Banking Study,听Guide 3rd听ed. Virginia Hughes
Courses
- MEDT 375 Statistics and Research Methods
- MMSC 375 Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences
- MMSC 423/623 Hematology I
- MMSC 433/633 Hematology II
- MMSC 603 Research Design and Statistics